Africanews

africanews
CountryFrance
Broadcast area
32 African countries
HeadquartersLyon, France
(formerly Pointe-Noire, Congo)
Programming
Language(s)English, French
Picture format576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerEuronews
History
Launched20 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-20)
Links
Websitewww.africanews.com
Availability
Terrestrial
GOtvChannel 47
DStvChannel 417
Zuku TVChannel 514
AzamTVChannel 235
StarTimesChannel 272
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Africanews (styled as africanews) is a 24/7 pan-African multilingual news network located in Lyon, France previously headquartered in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. The news channel began broadcasting online, and via TV and satellite on 20 April 2016.[1] The newsroom has 30 journalists and around 55 technical staffers.[citation needed]

Broadcast

Like its sister channel Euronews, Africanews runs news and weather summaries every half-hour.

Languages

Currently, the programs are broadcast in both English and French - most on-screen graphics and captions are bilingual. In 2016, the channel planned to expand and accommodate most of the continents' population and roll out Swahili, Arabic, Dutch/Afrikaans, Spanish and Portuguese content soon.[2]

Distribution

Availability of Africanews via cable and satellite

The channel currently is broadcast in 33 sub-Saharan countries and is accessible to 7.3 million homes via satellite and digital terrestrial television networks.[3] Africanews is available in the UK, along with a number of other international news channels, via online video subscription service NewsPlayer+ [4] and alongside Euronews on Freeview channel 271 via the Channelbox free streaming service.[5]

Programmes

  • Good Morning Africa: Weekday news bulletin from 6am to 11am;
  • Daily News: Weekday news bulletin from 11am to 6pm;
  • Prime Edition: Weekday news bulletin from 6pm to 11pm;
  • The Nightshift: Weekday news bulletin from 11pm to 6am;
  • International Weekend: Weekend news bulletin;
  • This is Culture!: Daily looks at culture and entertainment;
  • Sci_Tech: Latest science and technology news;
  • No|Comment: Pictures with no commentaries;
  • Météo Africa / Météo World: Your daily weather forecasts;
  • The Morning Call: Get all the top stories happened overnight or early mornings, broadcast weekday mornings from 6 to 11 (only one first hour is live, others are pre-recorded);
  • Business Africa: Weekly 8-minute roundup on business news and markets in Africa and worldwide, live Thursday nights at 8:15 (with repeats till 11:15 then Friday lunchtime and weekend);
  • Football Planet: Weekly 10-minute roundup on football news in Africa and Europe, live Monday nights at 8:15 (with repeats till 11:15 then Tuesday lunchtime);
  • Focus: In-depth world reports;
  • The Global Conversation: Interview with an Africanews' journalist and an international decision-maker;
  • International Edition: Weekly 10-minute analysis of the week's stories that make the headlines, powered by Euronews;
  • Markets: Currencies, African markets and commodities;
  • Timeout Africa: African events roundup.

References

  1. ^ "Africanews is now LIVE on air and online". africanews.channel. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ^ "Parte Africanews, canale gemello di euronews, fatto in Africa, per l'Africa e gli africani". euronewsit. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ^ "Africanews joins continent's TV fray - BBC News". BBC News. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  4. ^ "NewsPlayer+ goes live in UK". advanced-television.com. 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Channelbox adds news channels". May 10, 2021.